Highlander may refer to:

Regional cultures

Gorals The Gorals ( pl, Górale; Goral dialect: ''Górole''; sk, Gorali; Cieszyn Silesia dialect, Cieszyn Silesian: ''Gorole''), also known as the Highlanders (in Poland as the Polish Highlanders) are an indigenous ethnographic or ethnic group primar ...

(lit. ''Highlanders''), a culture in southern Poland and northern Slovakia *

Hill people Hill people, also referred to as mountain people, is a general term for people who live in the hills and mountains. This includes all rugged land above and all land (including plateaus) above elevation. The climate is generally harsh, with s ...

, who live in hills and mountains *

Merina people The Merina people (also known as the Imerina, Antimerina, or Hova) are the largest ethnic group in Madagascar.Merina ...

, an ethnic group from the central plateau of Madagascar *

Montagnard (Vietnam) Montagnard () is an umbrella term for the various indigenous peoples of the Central Highlands of Vietnam. The French term () signifies a mountain dweller, and is a carryover from the French colonial period in Vietnam. In Vietnamese, they ar ...

, various ethnic groups in the highlands of Vietnam *

Pahari people (disambiguation) Pahari or Pahadi may refer to: * Pahari language, the name of several languages of South Asia * Pahari people (Nepal), an ethnic group of Nepal * Pahari people, a cover term for many Northern Indo-Aryan speaking groups of Uttarakhand and Himachal P ...

, various ethnic groups from the Himalayas * Malësor or Malok (lit. ''Highlanders''), a person from

Malësia Malësia e Madhe ("Great Highlands"), known simply as Malësia ( sq, Malësia, cnr, / ), is a historical and ethnographic region in northern Albania and eastern central Montenegro corresponding to the highlands of the geographical subdivision ...

(highlands) in Albania * a person from the

Ethiopian Highlands The Ethiopian Highlands is a rugged mass of mountains in Ethiopia in Northeast Africa. It forms the largest continuous area of its elevation in the continent, with little of its surface falling below , while the summits reach heights of up to . ...

* a person from the

Scottish Highlands The Highlands ( sco, the Hielands; gd, a’ Ghàidhealtachd , 'the place of the Gaels') is a historical region of Scotland. Culturally, the Highlands and the Lowlands diverged from the Late Middle Ages into the modern period, when Lowland Sco ...

* Montañés (lit. ''Highlanders''), the people of

Cantabria Cantabria (, also , , Cantabrian: ) is an autonomous community in northern Spain with Santander as its capital city. It is called a ''comunidad histórica'', a historic community, in its current Statute of Autonomy. It is bordered on the east ...

in northern Spain * Southern Highlanders, the mountain people of Southern

Appalachia Appalachia () is a cultural region in the Eastern United States that stretches from the Southern Tier of New York State to northern Alabama and Georgia. While the Appalachian Mountains stretch from Belle Isle in Newfoundland and Labrador, Ca ...

in the eastern United States

Publications

* ''The Highlander'', a book written by

James Macpherson James Macpherson (Gaelic: ''Seumas MacMhuirich'' or ''Seumas Mac a' Phearsain''; 27 October 1736 – 17 February 1796) was a Scottish writer, poet, literary collector and politician, known as the "translator" of the Ossian cycle of epic poem ...

* ''The Highlander'' (newspaper), a Gaelic-language political newspaper based in Scotland * ''The Highlander'', the student newspaper of the

University of California, Riverside The University of California, Riverside (UCR or UC Riverside) is a public land-grant research university in Riverside, California. It is one of the ten campuses of the University of California system. The main campus sits on in a suburban distr ...

* ''The Highlander'', the student newspaper of

David Douglas High School David Douglas High School (DDHS) is a public high school in Portland, Oregon, United States. It is a part of the David Douglas School District. In 1998 Lynn Olson, author of ''The School-to-work Revolution: How Employers And Educators Are Joinin ...

, Portland, Oregon

Entertainment

''Highlander'' franchise

* ''Highlander'' (franchise), a franchise of films, television series and other media *

Highlander (comics) Dynamite Entertainment has published two comic book mini series based on the ''Highlander'' franchise. The first is a series of 13 issues simply titled ''Highlander'' that was later released in a 3 volume set. The second series is a 4 issue prequel ...

Highlander books ''Highlander: The Series'' is an American science fantasy action-adventure television series featuring Duncan MacLeod (Adrian Paul) of the Scottish Clan MacLeod, as the eponymous "Highlander". It was co-produced by Rysher Distribution in the ...

Films

* ''Highlander'' (film), 1986 * '' Highlander II: The Quickening'', 1991 * '' Highlander III: The Sorcerer'' (''Highlander III: The Final Dimension''), 1994 * '' Highlander: Endgame'', 2000 * '' Highlander: The Source'', 2007 * '' Highlander: The Search for Vengeance'', a 2007 spin-off animated film

Television series

* '' Highlander: The Series'' (1992-1998) * '' Highlander: The Raven'' (1998-1999) * '' Highlander: The Animated Series''

Games

* ''Highlander'' (video game), a 1986 one-on-one sword fighting ZX Spectrum and Commodore 64 game * '' Highlander: The Last of the MacLeods'', a 1995 video game for the Atari Jaguar CD * '' Highlander: The Card Game'', a collectible card game originally produced by Thunder Castle Games, reintroduced by Le Montagnard Inc * '' Highlander: The Game'', a canceled video game based on the ''Highlander'' franchise

Other entertainment

* Highlander, a competitive format of ''

Team Fortress 2 ''Team Fortress 2'' is a 2007 multiplayer first-person shooter, first-person shooter game developed and published by Valve Corporation. It is the sequel to the 1996 ''Team Fortress'' Mod (video gaming), mod for ''Quake (video game), Quake'' and ...

'' * ''Highlander'' (Bakufu Slump album)

Military

Highland regiments A Scottish regiment is any regiment (or similar military unit) that at some time in its history has or had a name that referred to Scotland or some part thereof, and adopted items of Scottish dress. These regiments were created after the Acts ...

** :Highland regiments, a list of regiments formed of or following Highlander Regiments tradition * Highlanders, nickname of the

1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion is a fast and mobilized armored terrestrial reconnaissance battalion of the United States Marine Corps. Nicknamed the "Highlanders," their primary weapon system is the LAV-25 Li ...

, a light armored U.S. Marine Corps Battalion based out of MCB Camp Pendleton, California * HMS ''Highlander'' (H44), a Royal Navy H-Class Destroyer that served in World War II

Sports

* The Highlander, a former Mountain marathon in Scotland

Teams and school nicknames

Professional

Highlanders (rugby union) The Highlanders (formerly the Otago Highlanders) is a New Zealand professional rugby union team based in Dunedin that compete in Super Rugby. The team was formed in 1996 to represent the lower South Island in the newly formed Super 12 competiti ...

, a rugby union team based in Dunedin, New Zealand *

The Highlanders (professional wrestling) The Highlanders were a Scottish professional wrestling tag team consisting of storyline cousins Robbie McAllister (Derek Graham-Couch) (born 20 September 1974) and Rory McAllister (Russell Murray) (born 28 March 1976) who were best known for w ...

, a tag team in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) *

Highlanders F.C. Highlanders FC is a Zimbabwean football club based in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, formed in 1926 that plays in the Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League. It is also known colloquially as iBosso. Founded in 1926 as Lions Football Club, composed mainly of boys ...

, a Zimbabwean football (soccer) club *

Highland Football League The Scottish Highland Football League (SHFL, commonly known as the Highland League) is a senior football league based in the north of Scotland. The league sits at level 5 on the Scottish football league system The Scottish football league syst ...

one of three senior non-league football (soccer), leagues in Scotland *

Cape Breton Highlanders , colors = Facing colour yellow , colors_label = Colours , march = Quick – "Highland Laddie" , mascot = , battles = First World ...

, a NBL Canada team *

Mbabane Highlanders F.C. Mbabane Highlanders is a Swati soccer club based in Mbabane. They have won more national titles than any other club, although their most recent league title was in 2001. Achievements * Swazi Premier League: 13 :: 1974, 1976, 1980, 1982, 1984, ...

, a Swazi football (soccer) club * The Highlanders, a Scottish cricket franchise in the

North Sea Pro Series The North Sea Pro Series was a professional cricket league featuring teams from the Netherlands and Scotland, first contested in 2014. A joint venture between the Royal Dutch Cricket Board (KNCB) and Cricket Scotland, the Pro Series comprised a ...

* The New York Highlanders, a baseball team which would later become the

New York Yankees The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the Boroughs of New York City, New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Amer ...

College

Cairn University Cairn University is a private Christian university in Langhorne Manor and Middletown Township, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1913, the university has six schools and departments: Business, Counseling, Divinity, Education, Liberal Arts & Sciences, and ...

Highlanders, Langhorne, Pennsylvania *

NJIT Highlanders The NJIT Highlanders, formerly the New Jersey Tech Highlanders, are the varsity sport members of the Division I NCAA-affiliated sports teams of New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). There are ten men's teams, seven women's teams, and three c ...

, New Jersey Institute of Technology *

Radford Highlanders The Radford Highlanders are composed of 15 teams representing Radford University in intercollegiate athletics, including men and women's basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, and tennis. Men's sports include baseball. Women's sports include vo ...

, Radford University, in southwest Virginia, US *

University of California, Riverside Highlanders The UC Riverside Highlanders represent the University of California, Riverside (UCR) in Riverside, California in 15 men's and women's intercollegiate athletics. The Highlanders compete in NCAA Division I; they are members of the Big West Conferen ...

Houghton College Houghton University is a private Christian liberal arts college in Houghton, New York. Houghton was founded in 1883 by Willard J. Houghton and is affiliated with the Wesleyan Church.

Highlanders, Houghton, New York

High school, preparatory and other secondary schools

Doherty Memorial High School Doherty Memorial High School is a public high school of commerce located in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. It opened its doors in the fall of 1966, replacing two closing schools: Worcester Classical High School and Worcester Commerce Hi ...

, Worcester, Massachusetts *

Glenvar High School Glenvar High School is a Public school (government funded), public high school in Roanoke County, Virginia, United States. It is one of the five high schools for thRoanoke County public school system Glenvar High School serves the western end of ...

, Roanoke County, Virginia *

Heathwood Hall Episcopal School Heathwood Hall Episcopal School is an independent coeducational college preparatory school in Columbia, South Carolina. Founded in 1951, Heathwood offers classes for students in pre-kindergarten/nursery school through grade 12. For the 2006-2007 ...

, Columbia, South Carolina *

Herricks High School Herricks High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school with 1450 students accredited by the New York State Board of Regents and the Middle States Association. The school is located in Searingtown, New York, 20 miles east of Manhattan. ...

, Searingtown, New York *

Homestead High School (Mequon, Wisconsin) Homestead High School is a four-year public high school located in Mequon, Wisconsin, United States, a northern suburb of Milwaukee. Part of the Mequon-Thiensville School District, it serves a area including the city of Mequon and the village of T ...

Howell High School (Howell, Michigan) Howell High School is a coed public secondary school in Howell, Michigan, United States. The school serves grades 9-12 for the Howell Public School District. Academics HHS is ranked among the top 6,750 public high schools in America, 277th in ...

Lake Highland Preparatory School Lake Highland Preparatory School is a private, coeducational school in Orlando, Florida. It was founded as an all-white school in 1970 by the board of a whites-only, Christians-only junior college. This gave white parents a private alternative ...

, Orlando, Florida *

MacArthur High School (Lawton, Oklahoma) MacArthur High School (MHS) was the third high school built in Lawton, Oklahoma. MacArthur was built and opened for the east Lawton area in 1969. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, the east Lawton area consisted of four additions or neighborhoo ...

McLean High School McLean High School is a public school in McLean, Virginia known for its academic achievement, student publications, and award-winning band program. It is at 1633 Davidson Road and is part of Fairfax County Public Schools. In its 2021 report on th ...

, McLean, Virginia *

Northern Highlands Regional High School Northern Highlands Regional High School (NHRHS) is a regional public high school and school district in Allendale, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. The school serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Allendale, Ho-Ho-Ku ...

, Allendale, Bergen County, New Jersey *

Northwestern Regional High School Northwestern Regional High School is a public regional high school located in Winsted, Connecticut, serving the towns of Barkhamsted, Colebrook, New Hartford and Norfolk Norfolk () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in East Anglia ...

, Winsted, Connecticut *

Oak Hills High School Oak Hills High School is a four-year public secondary school located in Bridgetown, Ohio, with a mailing address of Cincinnati. Oak Hills often is referred to as "OHHS" by its students and faculty. It is run by the Oak Hills Local School Dist ...

, Bridgetown, Ohio *

Rochester Adams High School Rochester Adams High School (also known as Adams High School, Adams, or AHS) is a public high school located in Rochester Hills, Michigan, and is part of the Rochester Community Schools district. Academics Rochester Adams High School has been ...

, Rochester Hills, Michigan *

The Woodlands High School The Woodlands High School is a public high school in The Woodlands CDP, in unincorporated Montgomery County, Texas and is a part of the Conroe Independent School District. Some of the Montgomery County portion of The Woodlands and a portion of ...

, The Woodlands, Texas *

Thomas McKean High School Thomas McKean High School is a comprehensive public high school located on 301 McKennan's Church Road in unincorporated New Castle County, Delaware, with a Wilmington postal address. It is a part of the Red Clay Consolidated School District. The s ...

, Wilmington, Delaware *

West Morris Central High School West Morris Central High School (WMCHS) is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Washington Township, Morris County, New Jersey, United States. It is one of two high schools in ...

, Washington Township, Morris County, New Jersey * Royal High School, Simi Valley, California

Vehicles

H1ghlander H1ghlander is an autonomous vehicle. Created by Carnegie Mellon University's Red Team, it is a heavily modified 1999 HUMMER H1. It competed in the 2005 DARPA Grand Challenge. The sensors used by H1ghlander include LIDAR laser-ranging units, on ...

, an autonomous vehicle created by Carnegie Mellon University's Red Team for the DARPA Grand Challenge *

Highlander (dinghy) The Highlander is a large (20 foot LOA ( ), also called loa or loi, are spirits in the African diasporic religion of Haitian Vodou. They have also been incorporated into some revivalist forms of Louisiana Voodoo. Many of the lwa derive thei ...

, a dinghy class sailboat manufactured by Allen Boat Company *

AirLony Highlander The AirLony Highlander is a Czech ultralight biplane that was designed and produced by AirLony of Štětí, introduced in 1998.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12'', page 23. WDLA UK, Lancaster ...

, a Czech ultralight biplane *

Toyota Highlander The Toyota Highlander, also known as the , is a mid-size crossover SUV with three-row seating produced by Toyota since 2000. Announced in April 2000 at the New York International Auto Show and arriving in late 2000 in Japan and January 2001 in ...

, a sport utility vehicle *

MV Highlanders MV ''Highlanders'' (ex-MV ''Stena Traveller'') is a Roll-on/roll-off, Ro-Pax passenger/vehicle ferry operated by the Canada, Canadian Crown corporation Marine Atlantic. She operates between the islands of Newfoundland (island), Newfoundland and ...

, Canadian ferry * '' Royal Highlander'', a former passenger train traveling between London and Inverness, Scotland

Other uses

Alain Baxter Alain Baxter (born 26 December 1973) is a Scottish former alpine skier who was formerly a professional specialising in the slalom discipline. He is best known for failing a drug test after finishing third in the men's slalom of the 2002 Winter ...

(born 1973), Scottish alpine skier nicknamed "the Highlander" *

Highlander cat The Highlander (also known as the Highlander Shorthair, and originally as the Highland Lynx) is a new List of cat breeds, breed of cat. The unique appearance of the Highlander comes from the deliberate cross between the Desert Lynx and the Jungl ...

, a hybrid domestic cat *

Highlander Research and Education Center The Highlander Research and Education Center, formerly known as the Highlander Folk School, is a social justice leadership training school and cultural center in New Market, Tennessee. Founded in 1932 by activist Myles Horton, educator Don West (e ...

, New Market, Tennessee * a statue on the monument at

Glenfinnan Glenfinnan ( gd, Gleann Fhionnain ) is a hamlet in Lochaber area of the Highlands of Scotland. In 1745 the Jacobite rising began here when Prince Charles Edward Stuart ("Bonnie Prince Charlie") raised his standard on the shores of Loch Shiel. S ...

, Scotland * a statue on the

51st (Highland) Division Monument (Beaumont-Hamel) The 51st (Highland) Division Memorial at Beaumont-Hamel is a memorial in France commemorating the soldiers of the 51st (Highland) Division killed during World War I. The memorial is located near Y Ravine on the Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memor ...

, France *

Highlander (Hansa-Park) The Highlander is a gyro drop tower at Hansa-Park, located in Sierksdorf, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, with a total height of to the top and a fall height of . This made it the world's tallest gyro drop tower and the world's tallest and fastest ...

, gyro drop tower at Hansa-Park